The Servlet 5.0 specification is out and Tomcat 10.0.x does support it. Time to dive into Tomcat 10. Prerequisite: Java Tomcat 10 requires Java version 8 or later and since OS X 10.7 Java is not (pre-)installed anymore. Let’s fix that by installing a Prebuilt OpenJDK Binary. Easy to follow details about how to install OpenJDK are […]
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Installing Java on macOS 12 Monterey
For some time now, Java is not (pre-)installed anymore, let’s fix that. As I’m writing this, Java 17.0.3 is the latest LTS (Long Term Support) version and Adoptium is one of the best places to find Prebuilt OpenJDK Binaries. Adoptium was known as AdoptOpenJDK, before the project was moved to the Eclipse Foundation. All available versions for supported platforms […]
Installing Java on macOS 11 Big Sur
Since OS X 10.7 Java is not (pre-)installed anymore, let’s fix that. As I’m writing this, Java 11.0.9 is the latest LTS (Long Term Support) version and AdoptOpenJDK is one of the best places to find Prebuilt OpenJDK Binaries. Easy to follow details about how to install OpenJDK are available here. However, the easiest way is to […]
Tunneling Web and Git access through a remote VPN Client
This post is for the long tail since only a few will find it helpful, but for those it may just be the dramatic productivity booster they were looking for. Imagine a scenario where you have a dedicated machine on you local network and only that machine has a VPN client installed, which allows access […]
Even or Odd
This is a quick demo, showing how to create a Java web-service in just a few minutes. I’m assuming you have Java and Tomcat already installed on you computer and use IntelliJ as your IDE, and gradle as your build-automation system. The simple task is to create a web-service that can answer if a provided […]
Installing Tomcat on macOS 10.15 Catalina
The Servlet 4.0 specification is out and Tomcat 9.0.x does support it. Time to dive into Tomcat 9. Prerequisite: Java Since OS X 10.7 Java is not (pre-)installed anymore, let’s fix that first. As I’m writing this, Java 11.0.1 is the latest version and AdoptOpenJDK is one of the best places to find Prebuilt OpenJDK Binaries. Easy to […]
Installing Java on macOS 10.15 Catalina
Since OS X 10.7 Java is not (pre-)installed anymore, let’s fix that. As I’m writing this, Java 11.0.4 is the latest version and AdoptOpenJDK is one of the best places to find Prebuilt OpenJDK Binaries. Easy to follow details about how to install OpenJDK are available here. However, the easiest way is to select OpenJDK 11 (LTS), […]
Configuring multiple SSL certificates for a single Tomcat connector
Sometimes you may want the same Tomcat instance to respond to requests for more than just one hostname. For HTTP this can easily be accomplished, by mapping those hostnames to the same IP address, using the tools provided by your registrar. Supporting HTTPS for multiple hosts is more involved since the SSL certificates need to […]
Formatting a USB Flash-Drive for OS X
Since a while back, I’m using a tool to store all my passwords, website logins, program serial numbers etc. all RC4-encrypted and password-protected. Currently, the password tool (Pastor) and the data file are located on my Power Mac G5, which of course is a problem when I need to lookup a password when away from […]